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Tsutomu Ohshima (大島 劼, Ōshima Tsutomu, born August 6, 1930) is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the organization Shotokan Karate of America (SKA). [1] He is the Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th dan , which was awarded to him by Gichin Funakoshi . [ 1 ]
It is believed that Funakoshi being a much older and earlier student of Itosu than Kenwa Mabuni may have been taught a different version of Rohai from Itosu known as Gusukuma Rohai. Sometime in the early 1990s Tetsuhiko Asai introduced two new kata of his own design: Meikyo nidan and Meikyo sandan .
Although many of these techniques were prohibited in Kyokushin Knockdown karate tournament rules, he taught them to his students, including Ninomiya, so that they would be more effective, all-around karate fighters. Many renowned karate students came to train at Ashihara's dojo because of his reputation as an extremely effective instructor.
List of karateka includes notable practitioners of karate, listed in alphabetical order by surname. Note that Japanese name order might not be consistent in this list, due to differing conventions . Individual entries list each person's name, years of birth and death (as appropriate), and main karate style(s).
This name was coined by Funakoshi's students when they posted a sign above the entrance of the hall at which Funakoshi taught. In addition to being a karate master, Funakoshi was an avid poet and philosopher who would reportedly go for long walks in the forest where he would meditate and write his poetry.
Terutomo Yamazaki was born on July 31, 1947, in the village of Yamato, Yamanashi.He began the study of Kyokushin karate as a student in high school at the headquarters of Kyokushin Kaikan at Ikebukuro, Tokyo, where founder Masutatsu Ōyama taught.
Notable students Ankichi Arakaki , Shigeru Nakamura , Chitose Tsuyoshi , Nakama Chozo , Shimabukuro Zenryō Chōmo Hanashiro ( 花城 長茂 , Hanashiro Chōmo , Okinawan : Hanagusuku Chomu ; [ 1 ] 1869–1945) was an Okinawan martial arts master who is notable for aiding in the evolution of Shōrin-ryū karate . [ 2 ]
Jitsumi Gōgen Yamaguchi (山口剛玄; January 20, 1909 – May 20, 1989), also known as Gōgen Yamaguchi, was a Japanese martial artist and student of Gōjū-ryū Karate under Chōjun Miyagi. [6] He was one of the most well-known karate-dō masters from Japan and he founded the International Karate-dō Gōjū Kai Association. [7]